Location Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Regions European Union (EU), Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
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Victor Canivell is Chairman of the Board and co-founder of the Spanish quantum computing startup Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, S.L., one of the European leaders in the sector. Qilimanjaro has been responsible for the installation of the first quantum computers in Spain and the United Arab Emirates. His business career focuses on the ICT sector, with
positions as general manager and European vice president at US multinationals (Hewlett Packard, Silicon Graphics, 3Com, PerkinElmer), as well as CEO, Board Member, and President at European startups in the fields of cybersecurity and bioinformatics. This has led him to work and live for extended periods of time in European capitals and Silicon Valley. Victor holds a PhD in Quantum Physics from the University of Barcelona and an MBA from ESADE, complemented by specialized management courses at INSEAD and IESE. He received the Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 award from the Association of Telecommunications and Computer Engineers of Catalonia.
